diff --git a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/font/SunFontManager.java b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/font/SunFontManager.java
index 6ac092ed32e..0b175c35b6b 100644
--- a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/font/SunFontManager.java
+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/font/SunFontManager.java
@@ -362,6 +362,14 @@ public abstract class SunFontManager implements FontSupport, FontManagerForSGE {
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If the module image layout changes the location of JDK fonts,
+     * this will be updated to reflect that.
+     */
+    public static final String getJDKFontDir() {
+        return jreFontDirName;
+    }
+
     public TrueTypeFont getEUDCFont() {
         // Overridden in Windows.
         return null;
diff --git a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/font/lookup/JDKFontLookup.java b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/font/lookup/JDKFontLookup.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..83af637cfb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/font/lookup/JDKFontLookup.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+package sun.font.lookup;
+
+import sun.font.SunFontManager;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation-class accessed by other JDK modules to
+ * locate the JDK-provided fonts.
+ */
+public final class JDKFontLookup {
+
+    public final static String getJDKFontDir() {
+        return SunFontManager.getJDKFontDir();
+    }
+}